so i hope you all remember the story i
told you about the woman who came to the movie theatre i worked at ,
and stayed to see THIS IS IT twice in one day because she was about to
have an operation that might leave her blind....
well the same woman came in to watch THIS IS IT again today. and my
coworkers and i noticed that she'd actually been coming in all week. my
coworker said that she's seen the movie twice in a row, this whole week.
and here she was again. i was curious to see how she was doing, so
while i was seating /standing around she called me over and asked if i
could get her a cup of water so i did. when i came back in she asked me if i would listen to her story, so i said of course.
turns out, she has a brain tumor and it isn't operable anymore and her doctor told her she would be blind by the end of this year. i was feeling so helpless just sitting there, and didn't really know what to say.
so i asked her about her relationship with MJ, and she said "i'm so
glad you asked! you all must think i'm nuts coming in to see this film
everyday!" and i told her "oh no, we don't. i love michael, i'd see
it everyday too if i had the time! it's a great testament to his
everlasting talent" and she agreed. then she started to whisper and said
"i'm not just here to see him perform, it's because i MET him and i miss him very much." so i was intrigued obviously, so i asked her to tell me the story!
she said she was a single mother with five children in the late
80's/90's and michael was her favorite musician. she started becoming
ill in the 90's Dangerous era im guessing. she felt like writing him a
fan letter telling him how much she loves him and explained how much he
helps her feel better even though she doesn't get better. she also sent
him a holiday card that year as well. a few months later she received a
letter back from MJ! basically saying how much he appreciated her
writing/loved her too/his thoughts are with her. then about 6 months
afterwards, she received a call from the Jackson camp asking her
permission for a visit from Michael soon. she of course said YES. ( i
was like flipping out @ this , because MJ would do something like this!)
about a week later she was washing dishes when there was furious
knocking at her door. it startled her and ran to the front door, and
heard Michael saying "Let me in quickly so they won't find me here!".
She opened the door and found the King at her doorstep, and welcomed him
in. They sat and talked , and he played for about 30min with her
youngest children. She gave him a huge hug and thanked him for visiting
her. Then Michael told her that he is having a delivery truck come with a
new refrigerator and groceries for her.